# YouTube.com rocks! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 10, 2006, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-com-rocks/352021 "2006-04-10T01:40:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-com-rocks/352021/1 "2006-04-10T01:40:44Z")
I just wanted to say that this [website](http://www.youtube.com) is the best. I spent most of today watching clips from the Daily Show, David Letterman, and a lot of classic Sesame Street bits I haven’t seen since I was six. This is awesome. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-com-rocks/352021/2 "2006-04-10T02:17:09Z")
I discovered youtube with the “Lazy Sunday” video thread here (I missed the SNL episode). I also saw the Star Wars Holiday Special on it. It is one of the coolest sites around. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-com-rocks/352021/3 "2006-04-10T02:19:11Z")
I agree. I like looking up old 80s videos. Madness! Nik Kershaw! Oh, _man_. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-com-rocks/352021/4 "2006-04-10T06:55:08Z")
heh… I had never thought to actually look for stuff there… I’m having way too much fun. ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-com-rocks/352021/5 "2006-04-10T11:21:32Z")
I haven’y had the time to nose around there yet, but I have noticed how it’s become the “next Google” almost overnight. Question: can you download the videos there, or are they stream only? ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-com-rocks/352021/6 "2006-04-10T12:20:59Z")
Site that lets you download YouTube, Google video, and other similar video sites: [http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube\_en.php](http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-com-rocks/352021/7 "2006-04-10T12:27:36Z")
It’s better than google videos because google videos takes AGES to upload and process your videos. For me, it only takes about half an hour after uploading for videos to go live. Google takes something like 2 days. =S ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-com-rocks/352021/8 "2006-04-10T12:47:27Z")
I’m also a fan of [vsocial.com](http://vsocial.com) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-com-rocks/352021/9 "2006-04-10T13:25:57Z")
The funniest part is that they insist you don’t upload copyrighted material. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-com-rocks/352021/10 "2006-04-10T14:07:48Z")
Google video lets you download without any additional plug-ins. Anyway, I love the video sites. Over the last week I’ve downloaded some public domain cartoons that it’d otherwise be extremely tought to track down, like Winsor McCray’s Gertie the Dinosaur. –Cliffy